Think Twice Before Pouring Gas Tax Fund Gift Directly into Potholes
A major boost to municipalities within the Liberal Budget 2019 is a one-time $2.2 billion transfer from the Gas Tax Fund to Canadian...
Rethinking Consumption for the Future (Part 2)
In the last post, we explored findings from a recent report called “Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060”, released by the...
Reimagining Societal Well-being for the Future (Part 1)
Care to imagine what the world would look like in 2060? A report called “Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060”, released by the...
Exploring Lifestyle Carbon Footprints Locally (Part 2)
In the previous part in this series, the key findings and messages were summarized from a report released by the Institute for Global...
Exploring Lifestyle Carbon Footprints (Part 1)
A report released by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Aalto University, and D-mat ltd. called “1.5-Degree Lifestyles:...
Taxpayers’ Money Subsidizes Wealthy Oil Industry and Fuels Renewable Roadblocks
An oft-overlooked aspect of the fossil fuel industry in Canada is the vast amount of money in subsidies that it continues to receive....
Put Natural Gas in the Past
Natural gas is a fossil fuel. Like any other fossil fuel, the process of extraction and usage results in numerous environmental problems,...
Youth Let Down Stand Up to Climate Change Inaction
In Quebec, an organization for youth called ENvironnement JEUnesse filed an application for class action against the Government of Canada...
Can We Win a BIG Investment for Northern Ontarians?
In 1974 - 1979 in Dauphin, Manitoba, the federal government in cooperation with the Manitoba government conducted a unique experiment. ...
Municipal LED Lights: A Bright Idea?
The implementation of new Light Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights can be complicated, and if not well considered, may not be as bright of...